TOP・UPDATES・FOUR PILLARS・CINEMA/TV・GAMES・MANGA/ANIME・MUSIC・WRITINGS・FAQ・LINKS
TOP・UPDATES・FOUR PILLARS・CINEMA/TV・GAMES・MANGA/ANIME・MUSIC・WRITINGS・FAQ・LINKS
POLITICAL ART AND KOINONIC ART
Published: 2024/10/20
A kind of messy and rambling piece about politics in art, why "political" is today an insult when it comes to art, and what "koinonic" art could look like as an alternative.
THE ANAMNESIS EFFECT
Published: 2024/10/17
Messy thoughts trying to describe the way that great art always feels strangely familiar to me these days, even against all reason.
BEYOND GLOBALISM AND NATIONALISM: CULTURE OF THE SPIRIT
Published: 2024/09/10
Globalism and nationalism are outdated and unhealthy ideologies. The way forward is intentional cultures of the spirit that are kept in order through stewardship but not by traditional borders.
BE YOURSELF: HAVE NO "IDENTITY"
Published: 2024/09/01
An incredibly messy and rambling essay about what it means to "be yourself" and have and identity. I hope it is somehow coherent and helpful to others, because I feel like it probably needs to be re-written and expanded someday.
A "FOUR PILLARS" UPDATE
Published: 2024/07/12
These are some points I considered in response to feedback on my FOUR PILLARS section. If I was going to re-write it, these are some of the first points I would consider revising or adding more nuance to.
ON THE USE OF WORDS
Published: 2024/07/09
Some messy thoughts on using the right words and why it matters, as long as we don't try to control the speech of others.
FOOD IS BORING
Published: 2024/06/26
I don't understand "foodies." I think food is boring.
DON'T BE AN ENVIRONMENTALIST, BE A CONSERVATIONIST
Published: 2024/06/20
Why modern left-wing "environmentalists" are deeply deluded and warped, despite being completely correct about the severity and importance of mitigating global warming. Your mindset matters.
THE TOS-IFICATION OF MORALITY
Published: 2024/06/20
The danger in letting platforms with terms of service constrain and rule over your whole sense of morality, as I think increasingly happens with young people.
THE NEW COLOSSEUM
Published: 2024/06/12
Why it is important not to revel in cruelty against other human beings, even when they are the worst people we can imagine.
FUCK YOUR "MEDIA LITERACY"
Published: 2024/06/07
Why the concept of "media literacy" is a cancer that is killing creativity, art, and culture.
WHY "CULTURAL APPROPRIATION" IS BASED
Published: 2023/12/17
A defense of appropriation as an essential element of creative freedom and self-expression, from a perspective that is nevertheless deeply concerned with native issues in the Americas.
MY POLITICAL POSITIONS
Last updated: 2023/12/06
My particular political positions on meat and potatoes issues. I got tired of updating this, so take it as a particular snapshot in time, although I doubt I'll have many major deviations from most of these positions.
THE MYSTERY PICTURE BOOK
Published: 2023/10/10
I read this kids' book sometime in the early 2000s and have never been able to find out what it was. I would love to figure it out and go read it again, because it made a big impression on me. If you have any information that might help, I would love to hear it.
PROS AND CONS OF THE USA AND JAPAN
Published: 2023/09/19
The two countries I've lived in and how I assess them. I massively prefer the latter and hope to get back over there someday, but I will be fair and acknowledge some areas where it's not perfect.